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The podcast for accessibility, design and creative business, Design Domination helps graphic designers and web designers gain confidence, clarity and a competitive edge in a crowded marketplace. Design Domination is hosted by veteran designer, creative business owner, accessibility specialist, educator and speaker Colleen Gratzer, who shares her real-world experience and insights into accessibility, design and creative business. Enhance your design skills with accessibility and become more business savvy, so you get more respect and command higher rates. Website: https://creative-boost.com Music: https://www.bensound.com

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United States

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The podcast for accessibility, design and creative business, Design Domination helps graphic designers and web designers gain confidence, clarity and a competitive edge in a crowded marketplace. Design Domination is hosted by veteran designer, creative business owner, accessibility specialist, educator and speaker Colleen Gratzer, who shares her real-world experience and insights into accessibility, design and creative business. Enhance your design skills with accessibility and become more business savvy, so you get more respect and command higher rates. Website: https://creative-boost.com Music: https://www.bensound.com

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English


Episodes
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Are Graphic and Web Designers Liable When WCAG Standards?

2/18/2026
#200 When WCAG standards change, are graphic and web designers suddenly liable? Could past work be noncompliant? Learn how to protect yourself.

Duration:00:06:54

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How to Show Accessibility Work in Your Portfolio (Even If You Didn't Design It)

2/4/2026
#199 Wondering how to show accessibility work in your portfolio, especially if you didn't design the project? Find out how to present your accessible design, PDF remediation, website audits and collaborative work clearly and professionally.

Duration:00:09:11

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How to Price Accessibility Services: A Complete Guide for Consultants

1/21/2026
#198 Struggling to price accessibility work? Get proven strategies for charging for audits, remediation and accessible design so that your projects are profitable.

Duration:00:10:41

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How to Check If a PDF Is Accessible

12/10/2025
#197 Are you unsure that your PDFs are truly accessible? Find out 5 methods to check if a PDF is accessible, so you can stop guessing and be confident your PDFs are actually accessible. You'll also find out two mistakes many designers make when assessing a PDF's accessibility.

Duration:00:09:36

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Do Logos Need to Be Accessible?

10/23/2025
#196 Do logos need to be accessible and meet the WCAG accessibility requirements? The answer will surprise you! Find out how to make your logo designs more accessible and reach a wider audience and how that helps your branding work.

Duration:00:06:33

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Adding Metadata for Document Accessibility

8/20/2025
#195 Something very easy to do for document accessibility is to add a few bits of metadata. Find out why metadata is important for accessibility, what metadata to add and how to add metadata to a document.

Duration:00:06:03

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10 Surprising Facts About Me

7/9/2025
#194 Find out 10 surprising facts about me—my education, other jobs I’ve had, a famous relative, a paralyzing fear, the type of design work I refuse to do and more.

Duration:00:14:33

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Ultimate Guide to Creating a Transcript

5/7/2025
#193 People spend several hours a day consuming video content. If your audio and video content isn’t accompanied by a transcript, it will be much less accessible to everyone, not just certain users. Find out how to create a transcript and 7 reasons you should.

Duration:00:08:12

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5 Tips for Creating Accessible PDFs Efficiently

4/23/2025
#192 If you’re new to creating accessible PDFs from InDesign, Word, PowerPoint or if you don’t have an efficient process, then you may face certain challenges. Get 5 tips for creating accessible PDFs efficiently.

Duration:00:12:28

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2025 State of Website Accessibility

4/9/2025
191 Find out what these website accessibility insights from the 2025 WebAIM Million report, using the WAVE automated checker, mean for you as a web designer or developer today.

Duration:00:11:00

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7 Reasons to Add Captions to Videos

3/26/2025
#190 You might think that video captions are only for accessibility and for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Here are 7 reasons to add captions to videos that may surprise you.

Duration:00:07:22

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UserWay Class-action Lawsuit

3/12/2025
#189 Another website accessibility overlay company has been sued. This time it involves UserWay and a class-action lawsuit. Find out what this means for you as a website designer or developer.

Duration:00:11:42

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Does Accessibility Apply to Print Design?

2/26/2025
Graphic designers often ask if accessibility laws and guidelines apply to print design, not just websites, document and other digital content. The answer might surprise you.

Duration:00:09:40

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How to Create an Accessibility Statement

2/12/2025
#187 An accessibility statement is an important but sometimes overlooked part of a website. Find out why a website should have an accessibility statement, what it should include and how to create an accessibility statement.

Duration:00:07:29

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European Accessibility Act: What You Need to Know

1/29/2025
186: The June 2025 deadline for the European Accessibility Act is fast approaching. Find out what you need to know and how it may affect the websites you build, even if you’re outside of the E.U.

Duration:00:09:12

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FTC Fines accessiBe $1 Million for Deceptive Claims

1/15/2025
185: What you need to know about the FTC complaint against accessiBe and what it means for web designers and developers.

Duration:00:11:00

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Accessible Design Critique: Food Packaging

10/2/2024
#184 Find out from this accessible design critique how accessibility can affect food package design in the marketplace.

Duration:00:06:17

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The Biggest Accessibility Mistake

9/18/2024
#183 Find out the biggest accessibility mistake when it comes to document design, web design or infographic design and how to avoid it, so that your designs will be more accessible.

Duration:00:07:19

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Accessibility Compliance versus Conformance

8/21/2024
#182 Find out about why it's important to understand the difference between accessibility compliance versus conformance when doing accessibility work.

Duration:00:07:19

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10 Things You Should Know About Accessibility in 5 Minutes

8/7/2024
#181 Do you think accessibility doesn't apply to you as a designer? Are you trying to get others on board with it? Here are 10 things you should know about accessibility in 5 minutes.

Duration:00:06:12